Limassol, Cyprus

Limassol sits in the Mediterranean basin in Cyprus, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the May peak reaches a 100/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 27°C — a solid base for a sand-and-sea holiday.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 16°C (January) and 33°C (July). Rain is most likely in December, when about 32% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in July (0%). The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers May–October.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 23°C highs with 12% rain-day odds, summer 32°C at 0%, autumn 27°C at 9%, and winter 17°C at 28%. In short: plan around autumn if you can, keep spring as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 72). If your dates are flexible, October buys you 27°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.

Best months to visit Limassol

Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is May at 100/100, then June at 100 and September at 99. In practice you have flexibility — February–December all stay above a 70 sun score. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is January (68/100).

For context: in May, Limassol is drier than 95% of the mediterranean destinations we track.

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As of the latest refresh, Limassol's next 15 days span 10°C to 25°C; 8 days look mostly sunny while one looks likely to be wet — a live sun score of 94/100.